Album Notes

While he currently lives in Springfield Illinois, Lucas Westcott grew up in New York’s Capital Region and studied traditional American folk music and claw hammer banjo with folk musician John Kirk. In college he played with a variety of bands ranging stylistically from rock, to Japanese pop. Lucas has engineered more than 15 live and studio albums including two of his own releases.

A largely acoustic singer/songwriter, Westcott’s music draws from influences including Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash, Todd Snider, and Ani DiFranco. His bare bones, rhythmically driven guitar accompanies punch line laden lyrics that tell stories ranging from family tragedy to quirky takes on romance.

2008 was a big year for Lucas. He released his second album Addition by Subtraction and played dates to support the release in New England, and the Midwest. In addition he was featured at Chicago’s Folk You Songwriters Round, the Tuesday Folk Series in Lawrence Kansas.